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My father got 158,000 miles out of the NGK plats in his Pontiac Bonneville.

Meh, if people get butt hurt over something, what can we do? I don't post as much as I used to because it seems alot of people like to argue or disagree over the stupidest things and it just gets old...

The 12v mod is simply bypassing the fuel pump resistor mounted on the right hand fender.

Why would you use two A1000's? That kind of defeats the purpose of using a big external pump.... The Walbro install is fairly straightforward, drop the gas tank and pull out the pump and hanger, pull off the old pump and install the Walbro using the parts from the install kit and reassemble.

I'm sure they have some effect on the oil pressure. Ian said his bottom end is on the loose side, mine is on the tight side and my machinist made some other adjustments to the oiling system as well. I'd probably have higher pressure than him if I'd blocked off the squirters. Decide if you are...

You might try asking Jeff Watson in the Champion Toyota section.

No, I didn't measure the volume of the output. All I did was make sure they all flowed well visually. What is your oil pressure like without the squirters Ian?

A new stock pump is working good for me. I've eliminated the stock turbo filter mount and installed a full flow cooler with remote filter, along with the accusump. I'm seeing ~ 38 psi at a hot idle and ~60 psi cruising at 2500 rpm, the lowest it has gotten is ~32 at idle after an hour of back to...

Check if there are any trouble codes with the VPC/GCC installed. If not, you just need some tuning. Try playing with the knobs and see if you can get it to run decent then drive it (carefully) to the dyno or, buy a datalogging wideband for yourself. If there are trouble codes, they will need...

Sadly, Toyota thinks people actually read thier owners manual so they shouldn't need to put it on the gas guage. 91 PON is recomended for completely stock vehicles. If performance improves when using higher octane fuel, ignition timing is bieng retarded due to knock sensor input when using...

Jesus, $9 a gallon for tolulene? C16 is only $10 a gallon, has higher octane and can be run uncut without damaging the fuel system. Leaded, yes. Kills O2 sensors, yes but not really fast. A tank here and there isn't a big deal if you replace the O2 sensor as regular maintenance like you should...

I try not to on the street.

I used a solid trans mount on my Camaro. The noise factor wasn't rediculous. It was certianly better than breaking trans mounts on a regular basis. My Supra has the solid engine mounts and stock trans mount ATM. Again, not unbearable by any means, even with no radio in the car. Since up and...

1. The engine doesn't have any leverage on it's mounts, thank God. At least Toyota gave this a little thought. 2. Back this one up with some measured deflection readings please, see #1. 3. Engine buffering != better handling. No idea how you dreamed that up. Have a look at a racing chassis...

There are vibrations, they are not intolerable, rather they are quite moderate IMO. The engine is always subjected to these same vibrations so, bottom end or any other engine component life would not be affected at all. There isn't much reason for V8 guys to use solid mounts, unlike the 7M ...

There is alot of published information on gasoline and octane ratings. I know this because I did a college paper on gasoline back in the day. Some of it is really worth reading if you are interested in your car and improving its performance. Here is a good internet source...

Try telling that to all of the early Cadillac Northstar owners that put 87 in and melted a piston or 8. Different engines require different octane, simple as that. Most average vehicles are tuned to run perfect on the 87 swill. Turbocharged engines aren't average.

Hi Jack, Sorry, I promise I'll have the Supra streetable for the next one so I don't have to broadslide the trailer into parking lots to keep up! Al really did run his truck out of fuel. It was stalling out when air pockets would hit the high pressure side of the injector pump. He had been...

Nice pics Kirk. I brought a camera but never pulled it out of the glovebox! Too much excitement I guess. I wish I had a chance to speak with Joliroger4, I was really impressed with how hard he is leaving the line. I'm exhausted but, glad we did it and had a great time. :D I'd also like to thank...

Yep you've officially become a professional postwhore Ian, and third place in the nerd wars, I might add!